GEM NES · updated 2026-10-03 · 118 economies tracked
5.28 (2024)
##21 of 118 economies
2.0%
1.27×
1 = global #1 · higher value ranks higher
Real annual global ranks, 2000 - 2024. China climbed from #19 to #21 (overtook United Arab Emirates). Gaps in a lane = missing data that year.
Key events for China ↓Auto-detected from rank data + curated milestones
Joins the World Trade Organization, accelerating trade integration.
GDP overtakes Japan to become the world's second-largest economy.
Sharp equity market swings and currency pressure test the economy.
R and D Transfer, Government Support and Policies, Taxes and Bureaucracy, Internal Market Openness
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